Candle holder combination

ABSTRACT

A candle holder combination is provided, whereby a pair of candle holders of a given height may be used together, in interconnected relation, to function as a pedestal type candle holder, having a height that is substantially the aggregate of the pair of candle holders.

United States Patent Von Suskil July 3, 1973 [54] CANDLE HOLDERCOMBINATION 2,795.l24 6/l957 Bruce 43lg95 2,62l,503 12/1952 Schaefer...43l 95 [751 vneland' 2,111.642 3/]938 Saier 431/297 [73] Assignee:Wheaton Industries, Inc., Millville,

Primary Examiner-Carroll B. Dority, Jr. [22] Filed; Man 7 97Attorney-Henry N. Paul..lr..J0hn F. McNulty et a].

211 Appl. No.2 235,604

[57] ABSTRACT 431/2922? A Candle holder combination is provided, wherebya l 58] Field 297 289 pair of candle holders of a given height may beused together, in interconnected relation, to function as a pedestaltype candle holder, having a height that is substan- [56] u TE g gfizfrs gg rE Ts tially the aggregate of the pair of candle holders.

3,368,693 2/1968 Bochory 431/295 5 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures vmmwm a maIIIIIIIV 1 CANDLE HOLDER COMBINATION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In theprior art, candle holders have been developed which are adapted toreceive and hold differently sized candles. Also, pedestal type candleholders have been developed, that are built-up from other components.However, such other components have not comprised other complete candleholders. Moreover, a pedestal type candle holder thus constructed, hasnot been adapted for ready disassembly.

THE PRESENT INVENTION The present invention is directed toward providinga pair of candle holders that may be connected together to form apedestal type candle holder, by theme of a connector membertherebetween, and that may readily be disconnected, for re-use asindividual candle holders, for providing flexibility in the use ofcandle holders. No other element, supports, bases, or the like arenecessary in providing the pedestal type candle holder, other than thesimple connector member that holds together a pair of candle holderswhen assembled in pedestal form.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed towardproviding a novel candle holder combination comprising a pair of candleholders and a connector member, whereby the holders may be utilizedindividually, or may be connected together to form a pedestal typecandle holder, at the option of the user, readily assembled ordisassembled, as desired.

Accordingly, it is a primary object of this invention to provide aconvertible candle holder combination.

It is another object of this invention to provide a novel pedestal typecandle holder.

It is a further object of this invention to provide novel candle holdersadapted to hold differently sized candles.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will becomereadily apparent to those skilled in the art from a reading of thefollowing brief descriptions of the drawing figures, detaileddescriptions of the preferred embodiments, and the appended claims.

IN THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of one of the candleholders, of a pair of candle holders, in accordance with this invention,with a candle of one size being held thereby.

FIG. 2 is a view of the candle holder of FIG. 1, in inverted position,in which a candle of a different size is held thereby.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken through a pedestal typecandle holder, constructed of the pair of holders illustrated in FIGS. 1and 2, connected together by a connector member.

FIG. 4 is a view similar to that of FIG. 3, but with the individualholders of the pair of holders of FIGS. 1 and 2 being inverted, andconnected together by a differently sized connector member from that ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a view similar to that of each of FIGS. 3 and 4, but with thecandle holders of FIGS. 1 and 2 being connected by a different type ofconnector. member.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the drawingsin detail, reference is first made to FIG. 1, wherein there isillustrated a candle holder generally designated by the numeral 10, ascomprising a disk-like base member 11, of right circular cylindricalconstruction, having a generally blind cylindrical bore 12 in a lowermost end 13 thereof, and having a cylindrical candle-holding portion 14at the opposite end thereof, with the portions 14 and 11 being connectedby a suitable stem 15, and with the uppermost end 16 having a generallycylindrical blind bore, hole or the like 17 therein in which is receiveda candle such as that 18.

In FIG. 2 there is illustrated a candle holder generally designated bythe numeral 20, also having right circular cylindrical ends 21 and 24,connected by a stem member 25, with the ends 21 and 24 terminating inend surfaces 23 and 26, which, in turn have blind bores 22 and 27therein, with the bore 27 having a candle 28 disposed therein. It willbe clear that the candle holder 20 is identical to the candle holder 10,except that the same is in inverted position relative to the candleholder 10. It will also be clear that in FIG. 2, there is illustratedthe disposition of the holder 20 for receiving a larger candle 28 (forexample a 3" diameter candle) therein, and that the bore or hole 22 isnot in use'in the illustration of FIG. 2. The converse is true in FIG.1, in that a smaller diameter candle 18 (for example of 2" diameter) isutilized, with the blind bore 12 not being in particular use in theillustration of FIG. 1.

In FIG. 3, it will be seen that a generally right circular cylindricaldisk member 30 is provided, that is substantially of the height orthickness as the aggregate depth of the two blind bores 12 and 22, orslightly less than such aggregate height or depth, and with the candleportion 14 of the candle holder 10 being in receiving engagementrelative to the lower most end of the disk type connector member 30, andwith the bore 22 of portion 21 of the candle holder 20 being inreceiving engagement over the uppermost end of the connector member 30.In the illustration of FIG. 3, the combination of holders l0 and 20,with the connector member 30, is adapted to function as a pedestal typecandle member, to receive a candle such as that 28 of FIG. 2(of largersize)-within a socket 27 thereof, and with the base portion 11 of thecandle member 10 being disposed on a table top or the like.

With particular reference to FIG. 4, there is illustrated a pedestaltype candle holder comprised of the pair of candle holders l0 and 20,each of which is in inverted position relative to their positions inFIG. 3. In the illustration of FIG. 4, however, a larger connectormember 31, also of the right circular cylindrical disk type is utilized,disposed within the sockets 27 and 12, for receipt of a smaller sizedcandle such as that 18, within the candle socket 17.

In FIG. 5, there is illustrated a pedestal type candle construction,wherein the base portion 24 of the candle holder 10 is mated with thesmaller portion 14 of the candle holder 10, requiring the use of a plug32 of stepped configuration or construction, as illustrated, having anuppermost portion adapted to be received within the blind bore 27, andalower most portion sized for receipt within the blind bore 17, asillustrated. This permits the pedestal type candle holder thereby formedto have a wider base 11 on that portion thereof which is to engage atable top or the like, and to have a smaller upper portion 21, foraesthetic reasons, and also, when desired, to receive a smallercandlevor the like within the socket 22, if the smallest socket 22 is tobe disposed within the smaller end portion 21 of a given candle holder20.

It will be apparent from the foregoing, that various details may change,particularly in the design of the various candle holders of thisinvention. The same are illustrated herein in substantially the simplestform possible. For example, the stems l and 25, need not be of reducedcross-section, but could comprise a gentle merger of upper and lowerportions 14 and 11, if desired, or of upper and lower portions 24 and21, if desired. Also, the opposite ends portions 14 and 11, or 24 and21, need not be of right circular cylindrical construction, but could berectangular, or sloped, or otherwise configured with any desireddecorative affect. Even further, the sockets 17, 27, 12 and 22, need notbe of right circular cylindrical bore construction, but could comprisetapered bores, or be of any other construction adaptable for receipt ofcandle therein, even threaded, or tapped, if desired. In the latterinstance,

the use of threaded or tapped holes, would lend itself to the use ofconnector members that are themselves threaded, to facilitate assemblyof a pedestal, to be rigid. However, it will be apparent that anysuitable form of connection member would function satisfactorily.

One of the features of this invention that, however, lends itself tosimplicity of use of the same, resides in the fact that the connectionmember or 31 may be configured and sized for receipt within a socket ofeach of the pair of candle holders 10 and 20. Furthermore, it will benoted that each of the candle holders of this invention is itselfadapted to receive differently sized candlesticks therein. However, ifdesired, it will be apparent that the sockets at each end of a givencandlestick of a pair of candlesticks, or at each end of bothcandlesticks in the pair, may be of the same size, if desired. However,the flexibility achieved by differently sizing the sockets at each endof each candlestick renders the same more highly desirable in mostinstances.

Thus, as discussed above, the various features of this invention maytake upon various forms, as dictated by aesthetics or mechanics,depending upon the desired use and function of a combination, inaccordance with this invention. Furthermore, it will be apparent thatthe invention may reside in various commercial forms, for example, inthe provision of a kit embodying a pair of candle holders and a pair ofdifferently sized connection members, wherein each candle holder of thepair is adapted to be used with either end in place on a table top orthe like, and with the pedestal being adapted to be formed with eitherthe larger or smaller pair of sockets connected together, as desired.Other modifications and arrangements will be apparent, within the spiritand scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A convertible candle holder combination comprising a pair of candleholders, each having a socket in each end theref, each said candleholder having a differently sized socket in its opposite ends forreceipt of differently sized candles therein, with each socket of eitherone of said candle holders being substantially of the same size as oneof the sockets of the other said candle holder, including a connectormember in the combination, sized for its ends being received within oneof the sockets of each of the pair of holders, for fitting the holderstogether in end-toend relation as a pedestal type candle holdersubstantially of the height of the pair of candle holders takentogether.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein each said socket comprises ablind generally cylindrical hole of a given depth and wherein saidconnector member comprises a cylindrical disk of approximately twicesaid depth.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein each one of said pair of candleholders is substantially identical to the other whereby one half of apedestal type candle holder formed thereby comprises a mirror image ofthe other said half, across said connector member.

4. The combination of claim 3, wherein one end of each candle holder ineach said pair of candle holders is substantially larger than theopposite said end.

5. The combination of claim 1, wherein two said connector members areprovided, corresponding in size to the two differently sized sockets,for selective use of one of the connector members or the other, and withthe pair of holders and two connector members functioning as a kit.

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1. A convertible candle holder combination comprising a pair of candleholders, each having a socket in each end thereof, each said candleholder having a differently sized socket in its opposite ends forreceipt of differently sized candles therein, with each socket of eitherone of said candle holders being substantially of the same size as oneof the sockets of the other said candle holder, including a connectormember in the combination, sized for its ends being received within oneof the sockets of each of the pair of holders, for fitting the holderstogether in end-to-end relation as a pedestal type candle holdersubstantially of the height of the pair of candle holders takentogether.
 2. The combination of claim 1, wherein each said socketcomprises a blind generally cylindrical hole of a given depth andwherein said connector member comprises a cylindrical disk ofapproximately twice said depth.
 3. The combination of claim 2, whereineach one of said pair of candle holders is substantially identical tothe other whereby one half of a pedestal type candle holder formedthereby comprises a mirror image of the other said half, across saidconnector member.
 4. The combination of claim 3, wherein one end of eachcandle holder in each said pair of candle holders is substantiallylarger than the opposite said end.
 5. The combination of claim 1,wherein two said connector members are provided, corresponding in sizeto the two differently sized sockets, for selective use of one of theconnector members or the other, and with the pair of holders and twoconnector members functioning as a kit.